Hatband



J. F. OYLER Oct. 19

HATBAND Filed Dec. 21

INVENTOR. Jams FT Oyler Patented Get. 19, 1926.

[UNITED STATES JAMES F. OYLER, F DETROIT, MICHIGAN.

HATIBAN' D.

Application filed December 21,1923. Serial No. 681,976.

My invention relates to a new and useful improvement in a hat band andhas for its object the provision of ahat band so constructed andarranged as to prevent the staining of the fabric of the hat or theribbon usually attached thereto by the perspiration of the wearer.

Another object of the invention is the provision on the interior of thehat, of an at! tachment piece of fabric which is attached to the hat andto which some material which is impervious to perspiration may beattached so as to efficiently shield the fabric of the hat from theperspiration.

Another object of the invention is the attachment to the fabric of thehat of an attachment piece of material, to which a material imperviousto perspiration may be attached, the line of attachment of saidattachment piece to the hat being out of alignment of the line ofattachment of the impervious material to the attachment piece.

Another object of the invention is the provision in a hat of a strip ofmaterial which is. impervious to perspiration attached to an attachmentstrip mounted within the hat, the means ofattaching said imperviousmaterial being coated with moisture proof material, such as shellac.

Other objects will appear hereinafter.

The invention consists in the combination and arrangement of, partshereinafter described and claimed. 4

The invention will be best understood from a reference to theaccompanying drawings which form a part of the specification and inwhich,

Fig. 1 is a vertical sectional view of the invention applied to onestyle of hat,

Fig. 2 is an enlarged sectional view of the invention applied,

Fig. 3 is a sectional view of a fragment of a hat showing the attachmentpiece'mounted thereon.

The .invention in its preferred form is applied to a hat 7 shown in thedrawin s with 'the conventional brim 8. Mounte upon the interior of thehat, adjacent that portion where the sweat band 13 of the hat is usual-1y mounted is an attachment strip, preferably made from a narrow stripof tape, although any suitable material may be used for this purpose, solong as it is strong enough to carry the parts attached thereto J andthick enough to permit their attachin the scope of the appended claims.

ment thereto. This strip is attached to the fabric of the hat bystitches 10 which extend through the hat fabric and through the striAfter the strip 9 is attached to the hat? by stitching the stitches maythen be shellaced or covered with some other sort of waterproof coating.The hat band 13 and some waterproof material such as oiled silk 11 isthen sewed or otherwise attached to the strip 9. Stitching the hat'bandand the 6. oiled silk is the preferable method of attaching the same tothe strip 9 and the stitches are then covered with shellac or someotherwater proof coating on the interior of the hat, to prevent moisturefollowing the stitches through to the attaching strip 9. It will benoted that the line of stitches 12 which secure the hat band and theoiled silk to the strip 9 are not in alignment with the stitches 10which secure the 7. strip 9 to the hat. By arranging these stitches outof alignment with each othen any moisture which might follow thestitches 12 will not be permitted to come into contact with the stitches10, so that the moisture cannot by following the stitches reach thefabric of the hat. If the stitches were to be in alignment with eachother, or to touch each other or be positioned close to each other themoisture from the head of the wearer would be conducted to the exteriorof the hat where it would stain the same after mixing with the dustgenerally present on the exterior of a hat. a

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of structure Ido not wish to limit myself to the precise details set forth, but desireto avail myself of such variations and modifications as come with-Having thus described my invention what I claim as new and desire tosecure by Let-. ters Patent is:

1. In combination with a hat, a fabric attaching member stitched to saidhat on the 10.0 interior thereof, adjacent one edge of said member; awaterproof strip doubled upon itself and positioned with one of itsdoubled over portions in an engaging relation at one edge to said fabricattaching member; a 1 hat band positioned in engaging relation to theother doubled over portion of said strip, said hat band and said stripbeing stitched to said attaching member, the line of stitching of saidhat band and said strip to said member being out of alignment with thestitching of said attaching member to said hat.

2. In combination with a hat, an attaching member stitched adjacent oneedge to said hat; a moisture proof strip doubled upon itself andpositioned with one of its doubled over portions in engaging relationatone edge to said attaching member; a hat band positioned in engagementwith the other doubled over portion of said strip, said hat band andsaid strip being stitched to said attaching member; the doubled edge ofsaid strip lying between said hat and said attaching member, the line ofstitching 5 In testimony whereof I have signed the 20 Oregomg JAMES F.OYLER.

